“Cartoon” can mean a lot of things. As a drawing style, those things usually include simplification. A cartoonist takes a massively detailed real-world subject and Continue Reading
Choosing Experience in Abbas Kiarostami's 'Taste of Cherry'
A man drives through the sandy Iranian landscape surrounding Tehran. He drives past day workers seeking employment but waves them off. He moves out of Continue Reading
Palestinian/Jordanian Shamstep Group 47SOUL Rail Against "Border Ctrl."
Palestinian/Jordanian electronic ensemble 47SOUL have just released a timely and important song in “Border Ctrl.” that compares the Israeli and US border walls that cruelly Continue Reading
Creeptones Wrap Their "Soul Fire" in Deliciously Pure Pop
New Jersey’s Creeptones play the type of catchy pop-rock that tore up the charts in the 1960s and headlined on college rock radio in the Continue Reading
Swiss Neo-Soul Singer Ay Wing Has the "Antidote"
Switzerland’s Ay Wing makes her warm neo-soul music in the creative environment of Berlin. She teams with Germany’s Shuko to create the lustrous, dreamy confection Continue Reading
Molly Tuttle Discusses Honoring Music She Loves with a Fabulous New Covers LP
Molly Tuttle was only two years old when Jerry Garcia died in 1995. Though the little girl who grew up in the Bay Area found Continue Reading
Jake Allen's "Rising Tide" Reminds Us to Stay Humble (premiere)
Capable of finger-picking intensive melodies and percussive rhythms, Jake Allen is perhaps most known for his technical guitar prowess. As he’s tread the lines between Continue Reading
Video Age Show How Much They Love the 1980s on 'Pleasure Line'
Pleasure Line, Video Age’s third album, is a pastiche of 1980s synthpop. This is interesting, because the band didn’t start out that way. Listening back Continue Reading
Molly Tuttle Wishes She Was with You on Her New Stunning Cover LP
There’s something comforting about the sound of familiar music. No matter how dark the outside world may seem, we can huddle in our rooms by Continue Reading
Taylor Swift's "seven" Marks the End of Innocence
Whenever I hear the song “Stay Beautiful” off Taylor Swift’s 2006 self-titled debut, I’m transported back to when my mom and I would drive to Continue Reading
Cut Copy Trade in Accessibility for Expansion on 'Freeze, Melt'
The cover of Freeze, Melt, the latest album from Australian electropop group Cut Copy, depicts a glimmering ocean wave rolling towards the camera and a Continue Reading
English Folkie Richard Dawson's 'Republic of Geordieland' Features Some of His Best Songs
Richard Dawson has a bit at his shows where he stomps his feet onstage and bellows into the mic at frighteningly close proximity to his Continue Reading
Lita Sings a Tale of the Blonde from Trastevere on "Bionda" (premiere)
“Bionda”, the new single by Lita, an Italian singer relocated to Los Angeles, sounds totally contemporary in its arrangement and production. The song’s roots, however, Continue Reading
Ariana Grande Confirms She Worked on New Blackpink Single
Ariana Grande has revealed that she helped create Blackpink and Selena Gomez's highly-anticipated new single "Ice Cream," which is set to drop on August 28. Fans have been Continue Reading
BTS’ ‘Dynamite’ Video Shatters 24-Hour YouTube Record
It's official: BTS broke the record for most-viewed 24 hour debut on YouTube yet again with the video for "Dynamite." Following initial reports that the Continue Reading
Billie Eilish Look-Alike Goes Viral on TikTok
It appears we have a Billie Eilish doppelgänger in our midst! A TikTok user by the name of @svetlaniy1 has scored a viral hit with a video Continue Reading
Britney Spears Thanks Her ‘Real Fans’ for Their Support Amid Conservatorship Controversy
Britney Spears thanked her fans for their support just days after her latest conservatorship hearing. The pop icon took to Instagram on Friday (August 21) Continue Reading
JoJo Siwa Looks Unrecognizable in Full Glam From James Charles Makeover
JoJo Siwa looked almost unrecognizable after James Charles gave her a full glam makeover. During his latest YouTube video, the beauty influencer revealed he has Continue Reading
Lori Loughlin and Husband Mossimo Giannulli Sentenced Amid College Admissions Scandal: Find Out How Much Jail Time They Got
Lori Loughlin and husband Mossimo Giannulli have been sentenced for their involvement in the infamous college admissions scandal. On Friday (August 21), the former Fuller House star was Continue Reading
MTV VMAs 2020 Performers May Be Pulled Due to COVID-19: REPORT
The 2020 MTV VMAs will certainly look different than years past, but a new report claims that some performers may be forced to pull out Continue Reading